At Santucci Family Law, we understand that support, whether child or spousal, is oftentimes at the heart of the matter for our clients. We understand the importance of guiding you through a realistic assessment of your needs and advocating for the best possible outcome.
Child Support.
Child support is ordinarily ordered by the court when minor children are involved in a marital dissolution or paternity action. Child support is based largely on the physical custody structure, as well as the allocation of taxable and non-taxable income between the parents, with certain other relevant factors.
Spousal Support.
Spousal support, on the other hand, is applicable whether or not there are minor children, and can be based on the income of the parties and length of the marriage in the “short run.” A more nuanced, multi-factorial analysis is required for long term spousal support. We also assist clients with cases involving post-judgment support modifications due to a change in circumstances, such as the influx of royalty income, vesting of stock options, or inheritance.
What trends do you see in the awarding of spousal support?
The biggest trend I see in the awarding of spousal support these days is that the Court’s really looking hard at the person being supported so looking at them to take on a little bit more of their duty to become self-supporting so contribute in some way toward their own support getting a job being imputed with income even if they’re not working um it looks to me like the trend is more toward greater expectation for the paye of support who’s receiving it to also contribute to defray their own expenses with their own income
